Review of Primer (2004) by Eli T — 13 Feb 2013
Laden with abstrusely dense lexicon and shot on a shoestring budget of just $7,000, Primer is purposefully devoid of exposition, peppered with curiously bare music pieces, and developed with a delightfully hackneyed, uncompromising demeanor.
With a refusal to be straightforward and a fondness for comfortingly debilitated cinematography, we're pulled in and forced to pay attention, open-mouthed, as this incredibly original and complex sci-fi film draws to a quietly bewildering end.
Phenomenal talent in Shane Carruth, and an excellent debut.
This review of Primer (2004) was written by Eli T on 13 Feb 2013.
Primer has generally received positive reviews.
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